Laptops / Notebooks for home use: Asus, Acer, Toshiba, etc.

**Noel Salisipan** · August 11th, 2013 05:25 PM

Acer ko 5yrs na, battery lang ang problema. Mostly 8hrs a day pa ang gamit nito, pero nung bago pa almost 24hrs pa dahil s mga downloads.

Yung toshiba nung pinsan ko, 3yrs pa lang kung baga sa car "may kalampag na".

**Retz** · August 11th, 2013 07:04 PM

may nabasa ako sa website dati na list of fail rate among top laptop manufacturer brands. hanapin ko lang.

**Syuryuken** · August 11th, 2013 08:30 PM

kung pambahay desktop kelangan mo

**cpsolt** · August 11th, 2013 09:41 PM

my neo conked out after a couple of years then i inherited my brother's 2005 toshiba. it's still usable.

**ghosthunter** · August 11th, 2013 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by Walter

Which is the more reliable brand of laptop / notebook these days: Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Toshiba? For home use only, maybe 12-14 inch screen size.

Is it still cheaper to get in U.S. (assuming shipping is free) or is the price difference negligible? Are there still brands that honor international warranty?

ASUS is one of the more reliable laptop makers.

Worst (from your list) would be HP and Acer as their defects rate is pretty high.

Locally, the prices of laptops are pretty cheap. Barring student & similar discounts (abroad) prices for laptops under P40K, prices are about the same here as compared to HK.

**Retz** · August 11th, 2013 11:00 PM

3 Year Laptop Malfunction Rates by Manufacturer

**xwangbu** · August 12th, 2013 08:14 AM

asus for me. wag yung netbooks.
they have international warranty.
but I use an acer laptop -mag six years old na.
replaced Lcd and the hinges. parts bought from ebay and then Diy lang. pag service center kahit anong brand mahal bayad parts and labor.
and based from work experience - HP and Dell are not that good for long term keep.

**Noel Salisipan** · August 12th, 2013 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Retz

3 Year Laptop Malfunction Rates by Manufacturer

Number 3 ang acer sa top!
But, I will still stick sa Acer because of my personal experienced. Wala pang napapalitan after 5yrs. Battery sana for replacement pero cost me 5k.

My other option is Sony, kaso hindi competetive ang price tapos yung range +/- 40k nila hindi ko pa type ang design.

**userfriendly** · August 12th, 2013 10:04 AM

For me, they are pretty much the same. I've used Toshiba, Asus, HP and Acer. So far they all served well. Usually the battery dies first. Memory and HDD are user replacable parts. LED monitors can be replaced by local rpair shops. Dont bother going to the casa, they charge so high its better to buy new. 3rd party repair shops can do the same for a lot less money.

Just stay away from NEO.